BMO

Simplifying a docu-style process to empower the agency’s vision

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When BMO’s agency partner ran into internal delays and a tightening budget for an upcoming activation featuring real entrepreneurs, they needed an agile partner to expedite the docu-style media project without compromising the agency’s vision, processes and quality.

When BMO’s agency partner ran into internal delays and a tightening budget for an upcoming activation featuring real entrepreneurs – they needed an extra-lean production to expedite the docu-style media project without compromising the agency’s vision, processes and quality.

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We'll Do It Live

To keep things lean and nimble, we would need to adapt how agency and client creative inputs traditionally work. That meant choices like using a photojournalism shooting approach, minimizing req. brand shots, and designing feedback around curation by:

  • Removing stills approvals on-set
  • Using a subject’s real day-of schedule
  • Doing req. soundbite VO’s off camera

To keep things lean and nimble- we would need to adapt how agency and client creative inputs traditionally work. That meant choices like using a photojournalism shooting approach, minimizing req. brand shots, and designing feedback around curation by:

  • Removing stills approvals on-set
  • Using a subjects real day-of schedule
  • Doing req. soundbite VO’s off camera

We'll Do It Live

SPEED AND CONFIDENCE

Do it Once
And Do It
Right

Getting agency partners to embrace a more fast-and-loose production style means getting broad coverage and building trust in the editing process. We spent time optimizing non-negotiables against spontaneity to make everyone comfortable we’d hit the creative goals while being as fast as possible.

Outputs:
12 final OTT videos – each with ENG/FR, 15s and 6s, upper and lower funnel focus, and audio-only variants. 25 edited stills – in-branch print, ATM screens, digital banner, paid social, and in-app promo.

Fly on the Wall

For stills, we brought on a photographer who specialized in event film photography and photojournalism. This allowed them to capture authentic and stylized shots around video-capture without needing dedicated production time.

Take Your Pick

Building asset curation sessions into the pre-edit stage allowed for the agency team to massage ideas internally and minimize drafting.

Keep it Real

We built production around a subject's busy mid-week schedule to guarantee authentic slices of life, and deter opportunities to over-produce a scene.

Just Here to Help

Our role was to support the agency team with a lean production, not overshadow their concept, or influence client preferences. We were able to do both by providing clear breakpoints for client comms, and defining roles and structure early.
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